Baring Taxpayer Money for Abortion

When people hear the word abortion it automatically sparks up an argument. This all began in 1973 after the landmark decision of the United States Supreme court on Roe v. Wade. Since then it has been a hot topic in all of politics and government. In some cases this topic makes or breaks the candidate running. Every year there are numerous protests, debates, and news articles promoting the pro and anti side of abortion and there has not been any common ground between them. Both sides make outstanding points on why or why not they are for abortion. We will quickly go over a few.

Pro-choice is the view that a woman should have the say so in her fertility and if she would choice to abort the baby, that it should be her choice to do so. It is known that having a child is a great responsibility and effect a person’s life greatly. Another major argument that comes with making illegal, is that women might turn to other illegal abortions techniques.

Pro-life is of course opposed to abortion and their main arguments come on a religious, ethical and moral stance. Pro live supports believe that is wrong to take a life and most consider it murder. They also believe that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life, regardless of intent or the quality of life the child might have. On the religious aspect it is prohibited for a woman to have an abortion.

The Article

This article explains how the House of Representatives passed a bill barring the use of any taxpayer money for abortions. This bill would permanently prohibit federal agencies from using funds for abortion service. This passage in from the article also caused a little bit of controversy, “Democrats said the bill goes far beyond simply codifying an amendment that Congress has routinely tacked onto spending measures since 1976. Opponents insisted that the bill unfairly targets low-income and minority women, and blocks access to reproductive health services, even for those who want to pay for them out of their own pockets.” This is how a Linda Sanchez responded on that Tuesday, “One of the things that I am just completely sick and tired of is men dictating to women as if we are stupid and cannot make informed choices for ourselves. Women are responsible. Women are smart. Women know what is best for them. And women can make their own choices.” It is 2017 and I do not know why men are still trying to make decisions for women. Like the quote says above women can make informed choices for themselves.

Although, the amendment dose include exceptions for those abortions that are undertaken to protect the life of the mother or done in cases of rape or incest. I fully support these exception because that can cause physical and mental harm to both the mothers and possibly the child in the future.

My opinion

It is not that difficult for me to choose a side when talking about abortion. I am glad the House of Representatives passed this legislation because I am anti-abortion for the simple reason that I believe that every living thing should have a chance in this world know matter what the circumstances are. So, to me a life starts at fertilization, when the sperm and ovum meet to form a single cell. This quote from House GOP Whip Steve Scalise goes perfect with my stance. “Making it (Hyde) permanent is not just important for the moral fiber — fabric of our country, but you’ll see millions more lives saved by us taking this important action.” Another, reason I am anti-abortion is because we all know the two consenting adults could have prevented making this child by using protect or the various other methods doctors provide to prevent pregnancy. Then only cases I would consider allowing abortion are the same as in the article (rape or incest).